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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-tech-2026-1.jpg”] Ties Wijntjes Updated February 28, 2026 12:21PM Cobbles, rough weather, punchy climbs, and frites can mean only one thing: the classics have begun. Even with an early-season slate of sunny races to take pro cyclists out of their winter training, Omloop het Nieuwsblad is still the true opening of the cycling season.…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2264038057.jpg”] Shane Stokes Updated February 28, 2026 11:23AM Mathieu van der Poel made a dream debut in the Omloop Nieuwsblad on Saturday, becoming the first rider in 25 years to win the race on their first attempt. Van der Poel echoed the achievement of Michele Bartoli with what was a sublime display, making…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2263055835.jpg”] Andrew Hood Published February 27, 2026 11:55AM Mathieu van der Poel watched Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for years from the couch. Missing the Belgian one-day always left him with a tinge of regret. All that changes Saturday as he rolls to the start line for the first time in his history-busting career. “When…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Andorra-Skimo.jpg”] Michael Woods Published February 27, 2026 10:52AM “I can’t find my fucking ski!” I yelled down to Amund Jansen as I roamed aimlessly through the snow at 2,600m above sea level. I had just crashed hard on the final descent of the first stage of La Travessia dels Refugis, an ISMF (International…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DSC_6184-Edit-logo.jpg”] Josh Ross Updated February 27, 2026 12:18PM Table of contents •Get right to the episode! In this episode of the Velo podcast, we’re doing some collective venting about the stuff that grinds our gears, but we don’t start there. Instead, we open with some breaking news from Lisa about Ironman of all…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/seixas.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 27, 2026 03:10PM Paul Seixas isn’t shirking away from looming clashes against Tadej Pogačar and cycling’s other established superstars. In fact, the French phenom says bring it on. The audacious Decathlon CMA CGM teenager wants to take it straight to world No. 1 this spring, not only to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/power-analysis-del-toro-vs-pogacar.jpg”] Zach Nehr Updated February 26, 2026 03:59PM When Isaac del Toro crossed the line with his arms aloft, it wasn’t too much of a surprise that had won the UAE Tour. The shocking part was how he did it. The 22-year-old won the first stage with an audacious attack, launching with over…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DSC_3681-Edit.jpg”] Josh Ross Published February 26, 2026 12:16PM Today, Continental Tires is launching the latest “fastest ever gravel tire” called the Continental Terra Competition. What isn’t being said outright in this launch is that it draws a 45mm line in the dirt and rejects the recent industry push toward “bigger is better.” (Photo:…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://velo.outsideonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10.jpg”] Andrew Hood Updated February 26, 2026 11:16AM Visma-Lease a Bike is pushing deeper into cycling’s high-tech arms race in a new partnership with French artificial intelligence firm Mistral AI. The team announced Thursday that Mistral AI will collaborate on “performance-driven projects designed to enhance decision-making and create competitive advantage,” officials said. “We…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=””] Jordan Clark Haggard Published February 26, 2026 10:16AM When Toni Maier made cyclists faster by changing how they dress, he was actually trying to make them faster by changing the bikes they rode. Amazingly, he did both. Maier founded Assos in 1976 in Switzerland and immediately went to work on a radical…